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SAMUEL SHOUP, OF CLIFTON HEIGHTS, PENNSYLVANIA.

AUTQGRAPHIC REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 561,350, dated June 2,1896. Application filed Tune 22, 1893. Serial No. 478,474. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, SAMUEL SHOUP, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Clifton Heights, Delaware county, Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain Improvements in Autographic Registers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to so construct an autographic registerthat the record-paper can be folded within the register and in whichpreviously-folded issue and record paper can be stored and used.`

A further object of my invention is to so construct the mechanism thatthe record-paper can be fed at a different speed from that of theissue-paper--z' e., the slips that are torn off; and my inventionfurther relates to certain details of construction describedhereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal sectional viewof my improved register. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the top frameremoved. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line l 2, Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is a section on the line 3 4, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a transversesectional perspective view on the line 5 6, Fig. 2. Fig. G is alongitudinal sectional view illustrating the register, having rolls ofissue-paper and independent feeding mechanism for the foldingrecord-strip. Fig. 7 is a transverse section on the line 7 8, Fig. t;and Fig. S is a view of a modification showing the method of creasingthe paper from a roll, so that it will properly fold.

Referring to Figs. l, 2, and 3, in the first instance, A is the casing,in one end of which are compartments a., a', and a2, formed bypartitions b. These compartments contain the paper for the register, asshown by dotted lines, the paper being folded in this instance.

The paper passes over guide-rolls c between the bed B and the frame D,in which there is an opening d, so that the salesman can mark upon thetop sheet of paper, which is from the pack contained in the lowercompartment CL2, the paper in the compartment a being the cashiersduplicate and the paper in the compartment a being the record-sheet.Between the several sheets are placed sheets of carbon-paper drawn froma roll in the carbon-paper box D at the side of the machine. Thecarbon-paper extends from this box transversely across the machine, theloose ends being held in position by a spring-flap D2, by raising whichthe transfer-paper can be pulled over and torn off against the straighted gc of the flap for purposes of renewing.

A spring c on the cover-plate D in the present instance rests upon thepaper and keeps sufficient tension upon it.

E and F are the feed-rolls, and by these feed-rolls the threethicknesses of paper are drawn through the machine, a handle e beingsecured to the lower roll E, by which it is turned. I form a notch e inthe lower' roll, so that the upper roll will spring into the notch ateach revolution to indicate to the salesman the proper distance to feedthe paper.`

The frame D extends over the roll F, and has a cutting edge d', againstwhich the two upper sheets of paper are drawn to be severed. The thirdsheet, however, passes under the frame A and over a roll g, and foldsinto a sliding box Gr.

I have found that the paper will fold on the same lines as it waspreviously folded in the compartment a.

As the paper enters the box it strikes the abutment and cannot feedfarther on that line, and asthere is suiiicient space between` `the day,the abutment can be stationary, as

the thickness of the folded paper at the end of the day will not preventthe proper working of the machine; but when the machine is in constantuse I mount the abutment or box G upon a slide h of the case A andprovide pushing mechanism. In the present instance this pushingmechanism consists of an arm t', hung at t', which bears against thepaper in the box, and I operate this arm by means of a cam I on a shaftI', geared to the shaft E, the cam acting upon an arm 2, connected by arod t3 to an arm t4 on the pivot i'. A spring t5 tends to keep the armi2 alwaysin contact with the cam, so that the arm will raise clear ofthe paper and allow it to fold in place, the arm pressing down upon thepaper at each alternate revolution of the feed-roll e, thus pu sh- IOOing the boX back a distance equal to the thickness of the paper, so thatthe paper will always fold on the same line, no matter how thick thebundle.

On the frame D are pins d3, which rest upon the bearings f of the rollF, and mounted nnder the bearings are springs j, so that when the frameD is raised the roll F will be raised clear of the roll E and allow thepaper to be freely moved. I mount in the frame A' a glass, so that thefolded paper is exposed to view.

Pivoted to suitable pins on the side of the ease are catches H, whichengage the frame D and hold it in position. Apin j on a spring j extendsunder the handle of the catch II, locking it to the case, preventing itfrom being det-ached. A lug ci on the frame A eX- tends back of thespring-pin, preventing its operation, except when the frame is raised.This frame is locked to the case in any snitable manner.

In Figs. 6 and 7 I have shown my improved register, in which a singlefolded sheet is used, and two rolls of paper, the two rolls being theoriginal and cashiers duplicate, which are severed, one slip going tothe customer and the other to the cashier, while the folded piece withinthe compartment a is the record-strip. In this instance the frame D hastwo openings d and d2 and the cheek-slip only passes under the openingd2, as clearly shown in Fig. (5. The number of the slip is marked inthis Space, together with the amount, and in some instances thesalesmans number. It will therefore be seen that as regards thenecessities for auditing, a waste of paper and of energy in looking oversame would be the result of feeding a summarized record-strip the samedistance as the two issue-strips containing the full record. Therefore Igroove the rolls E and F, so that they will grasp the two upper sheetsat each edge and feed them, while the lower sheet, being narrower thanthe upper sheets, passes through the groove of the lower roll and aroundthe roll g between the feedrolls K K' to the compartment within which itis folded. The feed-roller K is geared to the feed-roll E in such amanner that the feedrolls K K' will feed the paper the proper distance.

In the device as shown in Fig. I use a fixed abutment, the boX orcompartment within which the paper is folded being deep enough to allowthe paper to fold properly.

The front A2 of the casing A is hinged to lugs on the base at m, as isalso the section A3, carrying the feed-rolls. The coverD is hinged aton', so that on opening the front A2- the spring-pin is released,allowing the catches II to be operated, which release the frame D. Thisframe can swing back on its pivot m, and then the section A3 can bemoved upon its pivot m so as to expose the paper.

vDirectly above the roll g in Fig. (3 I form an opening in the front A2and cover the opening with a glass, so that it will expose the marksupon the record-strip. This enables the operator to see that themechanism is feeding properly, and will also indicate to him the numberhe must record--as, for instance, in the device shown in the drawingsthe feed for the folded paper is geared three to one to the other paper.Consequently if No. 1 is exposed the salesmans mark will be No. 4, Nos.2 and 3 being between the opening d2 and the roller g.

In the machine illustrated in Fig. G the feed-roller F is carried by theframe D,while in the device shown in Fig. 1 the upper feedroll ismounted in bearings on the body A.

In the devices above described paper that had been previously folded isused; but in the device shown in Fig. 8 the feed-rollers haveinterlocking blades and notches, alternately arranged, so that the paperwill be alternately creased, and when fed through the machine it willfold as creased, the paper in this instance being taken from a roll.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination in an autographic register, ofthe compartments for the paper, the feed-rolls for feeding the paper, amovable box adapted to guideways, an arm adapted to fold the paper n theboX and move the box a given distance away from the roll, said boxremaining in the adj usted position, the movement of the boX beingcontrolled solely bv the arm, substantially as described.

2. The 'combination of the series of compartments for the differentpacks of folded paper, one mounted above the other, feedrolls forfeeding the paper, a guide-roll for guiding the record-paper, alongitudinal movable boX containing said record-paper after it passesthrough the rolls, an arm for feeding the box as the paper increases inthickness, said arm pressing against the paper, with mechanism foroperating said arm connected to the feed-rolls, substantially asdescribed.

The combination of the casing, the pivoted frame D, the catches forholding the frame to the case, a spring-pin for locking the catches, adoor, and a lug or projection on the hinged door which pushes the pin infront of the catches and locks them when the door is closed,substantially as described.

4. The combination in an autographic register, of the base-frame of themachine, a cover-plate, the upper and lower feeding-rolls for feedingthe paper, and a spring or its equivalent for separating the feed-rollswhen the cover-plate is raised, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

SAMUEL SHOUP. IVitnesses:

HENRS,T HowsoN, JOSEPH I-I. KLEIN.

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